bát-weard
Keeper or commander of a ship ⬩ navis custos
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Keeper or commander of a ship; navis custos He ðæm bátwearde swurd gesealde he gave a sword to the keeper of the ship, Beo. Th. 3804; B. 1900
Linked entry: weard
burh-wealda
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A city-ruler, citizen; urbis rector, civis, Bd. 1, 7; S. 479, 12, note 12
burh-weard
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A city-ward or guardian, city-defender; urbis custos vel defensor Hæfde abrocene burhweardas had slain the city-guardians, Cd. 144; Th. 180, 2; Exod. 39: Andr. Kmbl. 1320; An. 660
Linked entry: byri-weard
circe-weard
A churchwarden ⬩ ecclesiæ custos
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A churchwarden; ecclesiæ custos, Chr. 1131; Erl. 260, 12
cyric-weard
a churchwarden
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a churchwarden, Chr. 1044; Th. 300, 26, col. 1
Linked entries: cyrce weard circe-weard
dæg-weard
A day-watchman ⬩ excubitor, vigil
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A day-watchman; excubitor, vigil Ælfc. Gl. 7; Som. 56, 69; Wrt. Voc. 18, 21
eást-weard
eastward, in the east
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eastward, in the east, Ælfc. Gr. 38; Som. 40, 7. v. éast
eorþ-weall
An earth-wall, mound ⬩ agger
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An earth-wall, mound; agger Under eorþweall under the earth-wall, Beo. Th. 6171; B. 3090. Mid eorþwealle with an earth-wall, Bd. 1, 5; S. 476, 10: 4, 28; S. 605, 24
erfe-weard
An heir ⬩ hēres
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An heir; hēres Ðú eart erfeweard ealra þeóda tu hērēdĭtābis in omnĭbus gentĭbus, Ps. Th. 81, 8. Forleórt he ðæs hwílewendlícan ríces erfeweardas his suna þrié tres fīlios suos regni tempŏrālis hērēdes relīquit, Bd. 2, 5; Whelc. 121, 41
flód-weard
A flood-guard ⬩ sea-wall ⬩ măris custōdia ⬩ măris mūrus
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A flood-guard, sea-wall; măris custōdia, măris mūrus Flódwearde slóh he struck the sea-wall [i. e. the wall caused by dividing the Red Sea ], Cd. 167; Th. 209, 3; Exod. 493
fóre-weall
A fore-wall ⬩ bulwark ⬩ propugnācŭlum
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A fore-wall, bulwark; propugnācŭlum Syndon ða fóreweallas gestépte óþ wolcna hróf the fore-walls are raised to the clouds' roof [the water-walls in the Red Sea ], Cd. 158; Th. 196, 25; Exod. 297
fóre-weard
A forewarder ⬩ scout ⬩ antecursor ⬩ explōrător
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A forewarder, scout; antecursor, explōrător Siððan Scipia geahsode ðæt ða fóreweardas wǽron feor ðam fæstenne gesette, he ðá dýgellíce gelǽdde his fyrde betuh ðám weardum when Scipio learned that the scouts [forewarders] were set far from the fastness
forþ-weard
A forward guard ⬩ pilot ⬩ prōrēta
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A forward guard, pilot; prōrēta Forþweard scipes the pilot of the ship, Cd. 71; Th. 86, 26; Gen. 1436
Linked entry: forþ-werd
freoðo-weard
a guardian of peace
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a guardian of peace
freoðu-weard
A guardian of peace ⬩ pācis custos
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A guardian of peace; pācis custos Him wæs engel neáh fǽle freoðuweard the angel was near him, a faithful guardian of peace, Exon. 35 a; Th. 112, 15; Gú. 144
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from-weard
From-ward ⬩ turned from or away ⬩ departing ⬩ about to depart ⬩ aversus ⬩ abĭtūrus ⬩ morĭtūrus
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From-ward, turned from or away, departing, about to depart; aversus, abĭtūrus, morĭtūrus Ǽlc ðara ðe ðís woruldgesǽlþa hæfþ, he wát ðæt hi [MS. he] him fromwearde beóþ every one who possesses these worldly goods, knows that they will be departing from
Linked entries: fram-weard fram-weard
fyrd-weard
An army-guard ⬩ a military watch ⬩ mīlĭtāris custōdia
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An army-guard, a military watch; mīlĭtāris custōdia Sǽweard and heáfodweard and fyrdweard sea-guard and head-guard and army-guard, L. R. S. 1; Th. i. 432, 5
Linked entry: fird-weard
heofon-weard
The guardian of heaven ⬩ God
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The guardian of heaven, God, Cd. 6; Th. 8, 6; Gen. 120: 86; Th. 107, 28; Gen. 1796
heonon-weard
Going hence ⬩ passing away
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Going hence, passing away Ðeós world is heononweard this world is passing away, Blickl. Homl. 115, 20: Cd. 71; Th. 86, 15; Gen. 1431
hider-weard
Hitherward
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Hitherward On ðisum geáré menn sǽdon ðæt Cnut cyng fundade hiderward in this year men said that king Cnut was making for this country, Chr. 1085; Erl. 217, 40